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[-] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

I think I agree with that. Although it’s not so much that I think he’s not well read. He’ll quote Marx and Lenin from memory. He just has no experience putting any of what he’s learned into practice which is a necessary part of educating oneself. I think it leaves his audience pretty unprepared for the shit show they’ll encounter if they join any of the orgs he promotes.

it's true that because he hasn't put things into practice his viewpoint is limited, but i think it's fundamentally more than that, too. he's clearly gifted with a prodigious memory, and he reads things, but i don't think that's the same thing as rigorously studying something such that you have a thorough understanding of what it is and therefore how to change it. if he did, i don't think he would be employing the strategy and tactics that he is now, quite frankly. and, whenever i've seen him explain things like capitalism he seems to flounder, despite how well-read he is. of course i very much doubt his philosophical development is anywhere close to sufficient either. another red flag for me is that he refuses to politically label himself, as if labels have no meaning or value.

the very first step for i think everyone of our political leanings is to seriously, meaningfully educate and develop themselves, and others, in groups and individually. i get the sense that his development is hollow, and this and his material interest are the main reasons why he would choose such a fundamentally flawed educational strategy i.e. streaming. worse yet, it gives the impression to both himself and his viewers that his work is more education than it is entertainment. i think that's the primary reason why it leaves his audience unprepared, is because not only is it interpreted as educational when it's primarily not, but it gives the false impression of knowledge and understanding to the viewer.

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